{"id":"tas:sr-2022-065","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 5) 2022","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-no-5-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"65 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179705,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-065-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This order may be cited as the [State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 5) 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2022-065) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> > (1)  Except as provided for in this clause, the provisions of this order take effect on 1 September 2022.\n> \n> > (2)  [Clause 3(2)](#GS3@Gs2@EN) takes effect on 12 September 2022.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamations","content":"### 3 Amalgamations\n\n> > (1)  The part of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania known as Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania is amalgamated with the Department of Premier and Cabinet.\n> \n> > (2)  The part of the Department of Communities Tasmania known as the Family Violence Counselling and Support Service is amalgamated with the Department of Health.\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 31 August 2022\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument is limited to the two specified departmental amalgamations and associated commencement dates. It does not indicate any expansion or contraction of the order’s stated action beyond those transfers."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow scope — only two specific amalgamations are enacted (cl.3(1)–(2)).","Simple commencement structure with one exception date (cl.2).","No procedural or transitional provisions for transferring staff, assets, liabilities or budgets — implementation details are left to agencies, increasing operational complexity despite legal simplicity.","Administrative responsibility stated (order administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet), implying inter-agency coordination but no statutory delegation or timelines.","No amendments to broader statutory frameworks are made here; impacts depend on follow-up administrative acts rather than on multiple cross-referenced legal changes."],"plain_english_summary":"This order transfers two named service units between departments: Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania moves from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania to the Department of Premier and Cabinet (cl.3(1)), and the Family Violence Counselling and Support Service moves from the Department of Communities Tasmania to the Department of Health (cl.3(2)). The order takes effect 1 September 2022 except cl.3(2) which takes effect 12 September (cl.2); the Department of Premier and Cabinet administers the order. The instrument does not set out mechanics for transferring staff, assets or budgets, leaving implementation to the affected agencies."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order performs exactly the narrow, specific function its title suggests: restructuring parts of the state service through amalgamation. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 operative clauses","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the Rules Publication Act for formatting purposes)","Simple, unconditional operative provisions with only date-based staging","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian government order that reorganises parts of the state public service by moving two specific units between departments.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Moves Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania** from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania to the Department of Premier and Cabinet (effective 1 September 2022).\n- **Moves the Family Violence Counselling and Support Service** from the Department of Communities Tasmania to the Department of Health (effective 12 September 2022).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Staff employed in these two specific units\n- The four government departments involved (the two losing units and the two gaining them)\n- Members of the public who access these services, as their point of contact within government changes\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is machinery-of-government change — a bureaucratic reshuffle designed to align these services with different policy priorities. Moving Aboriginal heritage functions to the Premier's department may elevate their strategic importance. Moving family violence services to Health may integrate them better with health and hospital systems. For most Tasmanians, this is invisible administrative change, though it can affect how these services are funded and prioritised over time."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information – Currency of version / Authorisation","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was finalised on 31 August 2022 but did not come into force until 12 September 2022, any modifications made between those two dates would not be captured in the recorded file modification date, yet would presumably form part of the operative instrument. Conversely, if no modifications occurred after 31 August 2022, the commencement date of 12 September 2022 cannot be derived from the file itself. The metadata is therefore either incomplete or internally inconsistent.","confidence":0.62,"description":"The instrument is stated to have been last modified on 31 August 2022, yet its version currency commences from 12 September 2022. The instrument therefore purports to be current from a date that post-dates its own file modification, creating a temporal gap of approximately 12 days where the authoritative state of the file is undefined."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information – Update policy","severity":"low","reasoning":"A legal instrument that promises currency 'usually' within 3 working days provides no actual assurance of accuracy. For a consolidation service used for legal reliance, a non-binding best-efforts qualifier on currency undermines the statutory purpose of providing consolidated legislation, though this is a systemic publishing issue rather than a flaw within the operative provisions of the Order itself.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The site states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation,' yet the version accessed on 5 April 2026 is described as current from 12 September 2022 with no recorded amendments. The qualifier 'usually' renders the update commitment effectively unenforceable and meaningless as a reliability guarantee for legal practitioners relying on consolidated online versions."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information – File last modified 31 August 2022","section_b":"Status Information – Version current from 12 September 2022","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument records a file modification date of 31 August 2022 but asserts currency commencing 12 September 2022. These two dates are irreconcilable on their face: either the file was modified after 31 August 2022 (making the modification date wrong), or the instrument commenced before it was finalised in its current form (making the commencement date suspect), or an interim version existed between those dates that is not disclosed."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, there is no indication that the scope of this order changed from its original intent. It appears to remain a standard machinery-of-government restructuring instrument with no amendments visible in the provided content."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative machinery-of-government orders are generally straightforward in structure","No substantive legal text is visible in the provided document — only metadata — making full analysis impossible","These orders typically follow a standard template with limited interpretive ambiguity","Impact is largely internal to government rather than affecting the broader public in complex ways"],"plain_english_summary":"This administrative order formalises a reshuffle of parts of the Tasmanian State Service, transferring functions, staff or resources between departments. It affects public servants whose roles may move, agencies gaining or losing responsibilities, and members of the public who deal with those services.\n\nIt exists to make such transfers legally effective and protect employees’ rights — but the specific details of which functions or departments are moved aren’t visible in the provided document."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-5-2022","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-5-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-5-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-5-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-5-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-5-2022/documents"}}